Thursday, February 9, 2017

(Israel) A Palestinian went on a shooting and stabbing attack
Thursday at a marketplace in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva, wounding at least
eight people.

The gunman, a 19-year-old from the West Bank, was
apprehended by members of the public and arrested by officers. Police are calling
this assault a terrorist incident. Emergency crews have said they have treated eight wounded
people. Seven were listed as lightly injured; one as moderately injured. Hamas has since praised the attack, calling it
"heroic," and saying it was a
"natural response to Israeli crimes." Israeli media reported
that the assailant first opened fire on people in the street, and then on a
city transit bus.